Twenty-Four Cavorting Cavaliers

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a procession of horses adorned with elaborate headdresses. The artwork features two rows of horses with ornate plumes on their heads. The horses appear to be elegantly prancing or trotting, each captured with intricate detail to suggest movement and grace. The upper row consists of a curved line of horses, while the lower row mirrors this arrangement, creating symmetry in the composition. The background is stark and minimal, drawing attention to the detailed renderings of the horses. The space between the rows is open, bringing focus to the linear arrangement and design elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.1 x 32.3 cm (9 1/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 37.3 cm (10 15/16 x 14 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 54, State only

  • Series Title

    La gara delle Stagioni [Vesme 51-64]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906, no. 54, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 54, only.

2001

  • Talbierska, Jolanta.AKWAFORTY ZE ZBIOROW GABINETU RYCIN BIBLIOTEKI UNIWERSYTECKIEJ W WARSZAWIE / Etchings from the Collection of the Print Room of the Warsaw University Library. Warsaw, 2001: undescribed.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: S. d. Bella

Wikidata ID

Q74877219

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